Vehicle wheel



Reissued Jan. '26, 1937 UNITED STATES VEHICLE WHEEL HarryJ.Horn,IAnaing,'Mich.,a-ignortohlotor Wheel Corporation, Lansing, Mich, a corpora- Original No. 2,031,231, mes Ala-l1 14', less. Serial No. 37,581, August 23, 1935.

Application for reissue 22, 1936, Serial No. 86,588-

:14 Claims.

This invention relates to vehicle wheels and has to do with a novel means for attaching a hub cap to a wheel oi the type wherein a wheel body is secured to a hub by a plurality of stud bolt assemblies. In its preferred form the invention comprises a wire having a base portion bent for cooperative engagement with the outer portion of one of the stud bolt assemblies and resilient with a hub cap. In another form the invention comprises a. wire bent to engage two adjacent Figure 2 is a partial front view in elevation 01 the wheel shown removed;

l'lgln'e 8 is a side view of a nut and cup washer such as shown in Figures'l and 2 havins ahub cap attaching clip attached thereto and showing in dotted lines the manner in which a hub cap a is secured tothe attaching clip; and Figure 4 is about view of the hub cap attache ingclip shown inligure 3.

The wheel shown in Figures 1 and 2 includes a hub ll, having a'hub flange II, a wheel body l2 having a peripheral rim seat l2, and a rim l4 in Figure 1 with the hub 08? secured in openings in hub flange II, a nut II and a cup'washer 2.. The outer extremity of thsstudboltisthreadedtoreoeivethe nut. The mandcupwasherarepreierablyswivelleyconnectsdtoiormanut andcupwasherassembly. Thecupwasbahasa'flaringskirtandiorms with f the nut atthe oornsrstllereora plurality of re-- i plains Thcseretaininsnotchesaremadeuseoiaccordingtotheprss'ent invention indctachably eonnecflns-ihuboapattachingcliptcthsgmd 'boltassemblies. Asshowninl'lgureslsnd2a flwireattachinsclipllisprovidedhavingbase end portions adapted for detachable engagement '0! the type conventionally used on trucks. The Y -mentbetween the nut and portions 22 formed to engage the retention notches between the nut and washer of a pair or adjacent stud bolt assemblies. The opposite extremities of the clip are bent back upon themselves and otherwise deformed to provide the resilient extensions 23. Adjacent .the tree extremities of extensions 22 there is provided a hump 24.

The clips}! are formed or wire 0! sufficient flexibility to permit the base portions" to be sprung into interlocking'engagement with the stud bolt assemblies as shown in Figures land 2. The clips are held in'position on these assemblies solely by means or the resilient enmement oi the assemblies by the clips. Preferably two clips 2| are used as shown. There are thus provided tour extensions 23 to ahubcap.

As clearly shown in Figure l, a hub cap 2! having an inturned peripheral ensasina Portion 2! is detachably connected to the wheel by the 50 interlocking engagement between extensions 23 oi clips 2| and peripheral portion 28 of cap 2!. Cap 2! is installed by pressing the same axially toward the hump 24 on extensions 23 of clips 2|. Extensions 23 are 'sufllciently flexible to yield under 25 the axial pressure of cap 25 and to permit edge portion 26 of the cap to pass over humps 24' on extensions 23. The hump of course springs back to the position shown in Figure 1 alter edge 26 has passed over it thus firmly but detachably locking the hub cap in podtion. The cap 25 may be removed by forcing the edge 22 backo humps 24 with any suitable means.

A nodifled form of attaching clip is shown in Figures 3 and 4. As there shown the clip 21. is made oiwire. has a base portion 28 and resilient extensions 20. In this form, .however, the. clip is adapted to be secured to but a single stud bolt assembly. v As in the case resilientwireandthebaseportionflisadaptedto be pressed or sprung into interlocking engagep washer forming ly. The extensions a'partotthe stud bolt a are provided withhumps'll men are deflected to permit the edgeportion'o! a hub cap'to passover.themass llowninl'i gures.- 'Where the nut and cupwashesare swivelly connected-to each-othertheclip2l niayberemovedandlnstailedw'lththenutandcupwasher. 'I'hreeoumore clips 2l'arerequiredtosatisiactorllyattsch ahubcaptoawheel. f .Oneotthepflnoipaladvantagesoiclipsfliidd or clip 2|, clip 21 is made oi' and removed. By making them of 'wire the Y oi manufacture is very low. In the case 0! .clip

21, it may be used with' any size wheel without change. Thus. it is a universal form oiiastening clip.

While only the preferred embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it should be understood that various other embodiments may beemployed within the scope o! the invention as defined by the appended claims.

l. Ina wheel including a wheel body secured to a hub by stud bolt assemblies, a hub capior the wheel and means for attaching the hub cap to the wheel comprising resilient attaching clips detachably connected to the stud bolt'assemblies and presenting an engaging portion for cooperative engagement with the hub cap.

2. In a vehicle wheel, the combination with a stud bolt bly utilized in attaching a wheel body tov a hub ota hub capattaching clip, said clip being'oi' a configuration to be pressed into resilientengagement with said stud bolt assembly and to present a resilient engaging portion adapted for detachable engagement with a hub cap. a v

3. In a vehiclew'heel, the combination with a stud bolt assembly of a wire hub cap attaching clip, said clip being oi a configuration to be pressed into resilient engagement with the stud bolt assembly and to present a resilientensaging portion adapted tor detachable engagement with a hub cap."

4. In a vehicle wheel. the combination with a stud bolt assembly including a nut;thread ed on a stud of a wire attaching clip having a base portion adapted to engage the assembly about the inner extremity of thenut and resilient extensions adapted for detachable engagement with a hub cap. i

5; In a vehicle wheel, the combination with a stud bolt assembly including. a nut and cup washersecuredto astud of a wire hub cap attaching clip having a base portion adapted to be nressedinto resilient engagementwith the stud boltassembly between the nut and cup washer and having resilient extensions adapted for detachable engagement with a hub cap. I i

8. In'a vehicle wheel, the combination with a stud bolt assembly and ahub cap of means for; detachably connecting the two together compris-' ing a resilientqclip having portions adapted to be pressed into interlocking engagement with corresponding portions of the stud bolt assembly and hub cap respectively. x' y 7. In a vehicle'wheel, the combination with a nut and cup washer assembly of a wirehub cap attaching clip having a base portionadapted to be pressed into interlocking engagement with said assembly between portions of the nut and "washer and resilient extensions adapted for detachable engagement with a'hub cap.

8.Inaveliiclewheel.inc1udlngapluralityof" scans stud bolt assemblies utilized for attaching a wheel body to a hub, the combination with a pair of saidassemblies 0! an attaching clip having a base portion adapted for resilient engagement with said pair of stud bolt assemblies and having resilient extensions adapted for detachable semblies, means for attaching av hub cap to the wheel body to conceal the stud bolts comprising ity oi. circumferentially spaced bolt and nut assemblies, a cover for concealing all of said assemblies, ,and meansior attaching the cover to the wheel comprising awire attaching clip sesilient extension adapted for detachable engagement with the cover. v x

11. In a vehicle wheel including two separate annular-parts secured to each other by a pluralwheel body a cured to one of said assemblies and having a reity oi.circumferentially spaced bolt and nut as semblies, a cover for concealing all of said 8.8!

semblies, and'means for attaching the cover to the wheel comprising a wire attaching clip, said clip being or a configuration to be pressed into resilient engagement with one of said bolt and nut assemblies and to present a resilient engaging portion for detachable engagement with thecover.

12. In a vehicle wheel including two separate annular parts secured to each other by a plurality of circumierentially spaced bolt and nut assemblies, a cover for concealing all 0! said assemblies, and means for attachingthe cover to the wheel comprising an attaching clipsecured to one of said assemblies and having a resilient extension adapted for detachable engagement with the cover. j

13. In a vehicle wheel including two separate annular parts secured to each other by a plurality of circumierentially spaced bolt and nut assemblies, a cover for concealing all of said assemblies, andmeans for attaching the coverto the wheel comprising an attaching clip having a base portion adapted to be pressed into resilient engagement with one of the assemblies and a resilient extension adapted for detachable engagement with the cover.

14. In a wheel, the co plurality ofcircumi'erentially spaced bolt and nut assemblies, of a cover arranged to conceal all of said assemblies, and a plurality of resilient at taching clips secured to some 01 said assemblies and the cover to detachably connect the cover to the wheel, said attaching, clips constituting the sole means for attaching 'thecover to the wheel.

HARRY J BORN.

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